About

Tommy’s work strives to embody a more just world, weaving state-of-the-nation narratives into unexpected genres.  Taking on big issues - be that the climate crisis, racial justice or trans rights - through a deeply personal, character-driven and ultimately hopeful lens, Tommy’s screen and stage work conjures universal stories that take you on thrilling journeys to the world as it could be. For more information about their Intimacy Coordination work please click here.

Tommy is currently on the Channel 4 Screenwriting programme 25/26 and one of twelve writers (out of 6000 submissions) on BBC Writers' Scripted year-long programme, both of which aim to support emerging drama writers to gain broadcast commissions. 

Their first pilot, We Inherited This Mess, went on to win the Scribe Lounge’s Elevate Competition 2025. This script was initially developed on BBC Writers’ London Voices 2024 from which they were selected for further six months development and paired with a script developer. In 2023 they were selected for Climate Spring’s Hot House Development Incubator with BFI, FILM London & BBC Writers for TV & Film that explores the climate crisis. 

Their first short as writer/director, Rubinstein’s, is currently being submitted to festivals in 2026, produced by Sid Strickland with a cast that includes Allan Corduner, Anton Lesser & Rachel Adedeji.  In 2020, Tommy won the Film Futures award at Little Wing Film Festival for We The People, commissioned by the Museum of London about intergenerational activism in Brixton, which they both produced and associate directed alongside two local artists.

 Tommy is also an award-winning playwright and theatre director with their plays performed at theatres across the UK including The Bush, Park Theatre, BAC, Paines Plough & Theatre Royal Stratford East. They have also developed work with The Royal Court, Shoreditch Town Hall and the Young Vic. Their hit show My Uncle Is Not Pablo Escobar (published by Bloomsbury & co-created with Latinx activists) is returning for a 4 week run in spring 2026 and was a finalist for Best Production at OFFIES 2024 and received a One Off Special Award for its impact. 

In 2023, Tommy was accepted into BAFTA Connect and they are an active member of Trans On Screen. Their writing has received grants from S-H-E-D, Aziz Foundation and they are a multiple recipient of ACE funding, including a DYCP grant.

For Six Years they were the Creative Director of The Advocacy Academy, focusing on creative activism and youth justice. They have written and talked about these issues in various settings including as a regular contributor to Huffington Post, a frequent panellist at WOW Festival and on BBC Radio 4’s ‘The Moral Maze’. In 2017, Tommy was named one of “the young activists changing politics” (Guardian).